Predominance of delta variant among the COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, India, May 2021

•Vaccine breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections were reported during COVID-19 second wave in India.•Prevalence of Delta (B.1.617.2) variant was not different between the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups.•Progression of COVID-19 cases to severe illness and mortality was lower in the vaccinated as compa...

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Published inThe Journal of infection Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 94 - 118
Main Authors Thangaraj, Jeromie Wesley Vivian, Yadav, Pragya, Kumar, CP Girish, Shete, Anita, Nyayanit, Dimpal A., Rani, D Sudha, Kumar, Abhinendra, Kumar, Muthusamy Santhosh, Sabarinathan, R, Saravana Kumar, V, Jagadeesan, M, Murhekar, Manoj
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2022
The British Infection Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd
Subjects
COVID-19
COVID-19 breakthrough infections
Humans
India
Letter to the Editor
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccines
Variant of Concern
India
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 breakthrough infections
Vaccines
Variant of Concern
India
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Summary:•Vaccine breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections were reported during COVID-19 second wave in India.•Prevalence of Delta (B.1.617.2) variant was not different between the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups.•Progression of COVID-19 cases to severe illness and mortality was lower in the vaccinated as compared to unvaccinated group.
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ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2021.08.006